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Laureate Education (MEX:LAUR) Beta : N/A (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Laureate Education Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-13), Laureate Education's Beta is Not available.


Laureate Education Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Laureate Education's Beta can be seen below:

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Laureate Education Beta Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Laureate Education's Beta

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Laureate Education's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

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Laureate Education's Beta Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Laureate Education's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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Laureate Education Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


Laureate Education  (MEX:LAUR) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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Laureate Education Business Description

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PMB 1158, 1000 Brickell Avenue, Suite 715, Miami, FL, USA, 33131
Laureate Education Inc is an international community of universities. The company provides higher education programs and services to students through an international network of licensed universities and higher education institutions. Its geographical segments include Peru and Mexico.